Chapter 145: three million dollars
On Friday night, Phil Wood appeared on the Fox TV program again, and he was the same host as last time.
"Last week, "The Truman Show" received a box office of 35.38 million U.S. dollars in three days in the first weekend, and won the box office championship for the first week, and there was almost no decline in the box office in the second week. It is expected that it will continue to win the weekly box office championship .”
"Then the next time." The host's voice changed, and the cameraman began to focus on Phil Wood, a close-up shot of his face, "Mr. Phil, do you want to fulfill the promise you made?"
"Of course." Phil Wood said without any hesitation, "I will fulfill my promise in public."
The next moment, he picked up the women's high-heeled short boots from the table, and kissed them hard in front of countless audiences and cameras. His lips stayed on the boots for at least a few seconds.
"And here I need to say to Rainey-Harlin that Cutthroat Island was so bad it ruined all the pirate stuff and he should have kissed the other boot."
"At the same time, I want to admit that "The Truman Show" is a very good movie, and Ryan Gosling is one of the best directors in Hollywood." Phil Wood said very sincerely, not at all because of boot kisses bring shame.
However, Phil-Wood twitched deep in his heart. When he was kissing the boots just now, he obviously smelled a scent belonging to a woman, which made him have a very bad guess.
The only thing that comforted him was that, as Ryan Gosling had said, the owner of the women's high-heeled short boots should be very charming.
Having just watched the boot-kissing show on TV, Ryan made an exaggerated look and said, "Wow, did he actually kiss?"
"Sure enough, all film critics are the same. For the sake of fame and money, they don't care about anything."
"A boring topic." Helen-Solomon walked to the front of the TV, pressed a switch, turned off the TV, and returned to the sofa to sit down.
"Twentieth Century Fox is very interested in making a Terminator sequel, and Jim Gianopoulos would like to talk to you personally."
Jim Gianopoulos!
Ryan was slightly taken aback, a name he was very familiar with, even more familiar than the current CEO of 20th Century Fox, Tom Rothman.
In his previous life, Jim Gianopoulos was regarded as Tom Rothman's successor, and seemed to have been the chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures.
"Make an appointment with him." Ryan didn't mind getting to know a Twentieth Century Fox executive.
"And don't forget, be careful with Gail-Anne-Hard." Helen-Solomon said pointedly: "Although you are working well with her now, she is far from being as simple as she seems. Ambitious woman."
"Don't worry, the "Terminator" matter is only a preliminary plan. Whether the shooting plan can be implemented depends on part of the copyright in the hands of Carlock Films, and the final destination." Ryan said indifferently .
He naturally knew that Gail-Anne-Herd was not easy, otherwise part of the copyright of "Terminator" would not easily fall into her hands, and she would even become the producer of the film.
However, at most he will shoot a sequel to "Terminator", that is, "Terminator 3", and there will be no intersection due to subsequent copyright issues.
Besides, an ambitious woman is what Ryan needs.
"By the way, Sophia asked me to pass you a script." Helen-Solomon took out a very ordinary script from the lady's briefcase she carried with her, and placed it on the coffee table in front of her.
"She said, you should read it, this script is very similar to your recent shooting style."
Speaking of this, Helen-Solomon showed a strange look, and continued: "This script is from a new director, and his requirements are very strict. Not only does he need to pay a considerable amount of script buyout fee, but he must also direct it. Make this film."
"New director!" Ryan suddenly became interested, picked up the script and flipped through it. The next moment, a very familiar story gradually appeared in front of his eyes.
"Buy it."
"Let Sophia immediately notify the author of the script and agree to all his requests."
Ryan showed a very anxious expression abnormally, "No, call Sophia now, I will see the author of the script today, and also inform Penelope-Pataky, let her come over and draft a script Buy out the contract."
Helen-Solomon was taken aback for a moment, then looked deeply at Ryan, immediately picked up the phone and called Sophia, asking her to contact the author of the script.
Ryan was also not idle, and notified Penelope Pataky to come over immediately, and then carefully read the script in his hand to make sure it was correct.
About an hour later, under the darkness, a group of people came to the airport and sat in the waiting hall.
Sofia Coppola complained, "Ryan, you must be serious!"
"Well, even if you are serious, you don't need to be so anxious. You can wait until you take the flight to New York tomorrow morning."
Ryan took the coffee from Penelope Pataky, thanked him, took a sip through the straw, and said, "You seem to have forgotten, this is the script you recommended to me."
"God!" Sofia Coppola patted herself regretfully, "I should really burn that script instead of asking Helen to hand it over to you."
"Let's go." Ryan stood up and said, "Helen is already here."
Penelope Pataky stood up without saying anything.
Sofia Coppola complained again.
Los Angeles is 2,450 miles away from New York. Even by plane, it takes about six hours.
The good news is that because it is a charter flight, you can get a good night's sleep.
The next morning, outside New York's JFK International Airport, in a 24-hour coffee shop, Ryan met the writer of the script, Nate Shyamalan, a very young Indian.
Ryan seemed to hear Sophia muttering something in a low voice, it turned out to be an Indian.
"Hello, Nate."
"Can I call you that!" Ryan didn't quite know how to call an Indian by his name.
"Okay." Nate-Shyamalan was a little nervous, and said, "Hello, Director Ryan, and Miss Sophia."
Obviously, among the group, besides Ryan, he also knew Sofia from the Coppola family.
Greeting each other briefly, several people sat down, and Ryan said very directly: "If you agree, we can sign the copyright buyout agreement now."
"3 million dollars?" Knight Shyamalan asked in disbelief.
"Yes, $3 million." Ryan agreed without hesitation.
"I will direct this film?" Knight-Shyamalan resisted the idea of agreeing, and continued to ask.
"Okay." Ryan agreed again.
For a moment, Nate-Shyamalan was at a loss.
As soon as he received Sophia's call last night, he drove excitedly to the airport hall and waited for a whole night, hoping that someone would buy the script and get the chance to direct it.
However, when everything really happened, right in front of his eyes, Nate-Shyamalan suddenly felt a little overwhelmed.
"I can guarantee that the film investment will not be less than 35 million U.S. dollars, and it will take no more than half a year to prepare the crew." Ryan is not joking, but really intends to invest 35 million U.S. dollars.
$35 million!
Knight-Shyamalan took a deep breath and said, "I need to find a lawyer."
"Okay." Ryan smiled.
Witnessed by the lawyers of both parties that morning, a script copyright buyout agreement was signed, and Knight-Shyamalan immediately received a $3 million check and the opportunity to direct films in the future.
The moment Knight-Shyamalan received the $3 million check, Ryan made a small request, "I hope you can change the gender of the little protagonist in the script."
"Like a cute little girl instead of a boy."
gender!
Knight-Shyamalan showed hesitation, but felt the $3 million check in his arms, and thought of the long-term support of his family, and even paid him hundreds of thousands, or even millions of dollars.
He nodded subconsciously~www.wuxiaspot.com~An expected answer made Ryan very satisfied.
When the two sides agreed to meet in Los Angeles, Knight-Shyamalan hurried back home, and he wanted to return the money to his family who had supported him.
On the way, Nate-Shyamalan got a call, "What Disney?"
"I'm very sorry, you are one step late, I have already sold the copyright of the script."
After speaking, Nate-Shyamalan hung up the phone very simply.
David Vogel was full of regret. The script of "The Sixth Sense" was very good. He had a premonition that this script would be a big success, so without the approval of the company, he planned to spend 3 million US dollars first. Buy the copyright of the script.
It's a pity he came a step late.
(In fact, he actually paid $3 million for the rights to The Sixth Sense.)
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